Silence

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. — read the full passage →

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. — read the full passage →

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. — read the full passage →

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. — read the full passage →

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.

And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. — read the full passage →

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. — read the full passage →

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. — read the full passage →

The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered: